Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Companion. Companion feels as though it could be a sequel to a science-fiction thriller ...

Feminine artificial intelligence is a trope that’s not uncommon in fiction by now, especially in film and on television. Take a hot female robot and a misogynistic male human and you’ve got a typical ...

Robots are designed with a specific purpose. They are complex machines, performing tasks that make life easier. A computer with arms and legs that can do (almost) everything a human can has been the ...

A Japanese billionaire who purchased a robotics startup that makes petlike companions predicts the machines may be the key in filling the void in human hearts. Yusaku Maezawa, a 46-year-old who ...